§6062 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

Summary

Congress says IDEA was meant to be paid forty percent by the federal government but now gets only eight percent. That shortfall hits low-income school districts hardest because they have more students with disabilities and less local money. Fully funding IDEA would cost $10,000,000,000 each year. Congress believes the federal government must give states and communities enough IDEA funding as soon as reasonably possible by shifting noneducation funds within current budget limits.

Title 20, §6062

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(a)The Congress finds that—

(1)the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.] was established with the commitment of forty percent Federal funding but currently receives only eight percent Federal funding;

(2)this funding shortfall is particularly burdensome to school districts and schools in low-income areas which serve higher than average proportions of students with disabilities and have fewer local resources to contribute; and

(3)it would cost the Federal Government approximately $10,000,000,000 each year to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

(b)It is the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should provide States and communities with adequate resources under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.] as soon as reasonably possible, through the reallocation of noneducation funds within the current budget monetary constraints.

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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in text, is title VI of Pub. L. 91–230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 175, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1400 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1400 of this title and Tables. Codification Another section 1012 of Pub. L. 103–227 was classified to section 6054a of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107–279.

§6062 Funding for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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Title 20, §6062

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